Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.8489 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8489 GPIA
Change on year
up 19.5%
World rank
99th
of 127 countries
All-time high
0.8918 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.2621 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
16
1973–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala stood at 0.8489 GPIA.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala peaked at 0.8918 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2621 GPIA, in 1973.
Guatemala ranks 99th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2621 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.5855 GPIA | +123.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7488 GPIA | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5041 GPIA | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6858 GPIA | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5605 GPIA | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5636 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8918 GPIA | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7728 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6986 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.698 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6874 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7412 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8885 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7103 GPIA | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8489 GPIA | +19.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.8489 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.8489 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 GPIA, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2621 GPIA | 0.2621 GPIA | 0.2621 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6128 GPIA | 0.5041 GPIA | 0.7488 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7188 GPIA | 0.5605 GPIA | 0.8918 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7796 GPIA | 0.7103 GPIA | 0.8489 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.64 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.57 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Guatemala was 0.8489 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8918 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2621 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Guatemala rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release